A sad day

As some of you may have heard (I say some because our friends residing on the dark continent have limited access to the internet and must instead wait for their carrier pigeons) Ted Kennedy passed away today at the age of 77. To commemorate his life and works, I link this page detailing his many great accomplishments.

And now a word from chuck norris

I have recently been keeping busy by thinking of my own Chuck Norris random facts. Here goes, and please add any you have thought of yourself:

1. Chuck Norris once hit a walk-off home run...while batting for the away team
2. Chuck Norris once painted a masterpiece landscape in the time it took Bob Ross to pick up his paintbrush. He then waited until Bob Ross was finished with his painting of happy trees, stared at the trees for 5 seconds, and caused them to become scared trees. He lastly roundhouse kicked Bob Ross in the face. That is how he died, not from cancer.
3. When the doctor listens to Chuck Norris' heart with a stethoscope, (s)he hears machine guns and screaming.
4. Chuck Norris created February 29th to give one of his victims an extra day to run and hide, saying he would leave them alone if they were alive on march 1. They didn't make it.
5. Chuck Norris once impregnated a woman by winking at her. He then promptly aborted the baby by scowling at her.
6. Chuck Norris is the reason why Dentists have such a high suicide rate. He was once told he had a cavity. Now he pays dentists all over the world their last visit.
7. Chuck Norris created Madagascar by roundhouse kicking Mozambique.
8. When Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks the great wall of china, it can be seen from outer space
9. Chuck Norris can stare at the sun, and when he does, it causes a sunspot to develop.
10. The devil made a deal with Chuck Norris.

Ghost Ride, meet Ghost Writer

So I have not posted in many moons and this is not acceptable. First things first, I love that space cadet shenanigans extend to their corners of influence around the world. What is with people trying to kill wildlife though? I mean Steve O killed a duck and some other various animals en route to camping adventures such as Shakamak and pre-Shakamak wilderness excursion into PA. Ali almost takes out a hedgehog. Whats next. Just stay away from smokey the bear, he is way more intense in person. Which ties in perfectly to bears on the loose. Geoff thank you for sharing that glimmer of light amongst the clouds that almost makes cleveland news worth watching every once in a while. Instant classic. This is a reenactment of what the bear would have looked like......but real!

And now for some highlights that have entertained me lately...

We had a meeting the other day for our entire department at work. Jordans wet dream type of thing. And in the middle of it my supervisor gives me an elbow tap and says, "if he dies, he dies". It was beautiful. I could not hold in the laughter. This was beaten out as my favorite work moment recently by someone walking down the hallway today saying; "butt scratcher! butt scraaatcher!" Oh peter griffin.

And now for the real reason I was motivated to post on the board. I stumbled upon this job today while browsing employment opprotunities in the Chi. I highly recommend applying for this if you are at all interested. The application period may be closed, but don't let that discourage you. I present......Ghost Writer!

http://www.jobsinchicago.com/view_chicago_jobs.cfm?id=24796&start=31&searchit=no_search&jobtype=16

I stepped on a hedgehog yesterday

I was sneaking around the garden last night in the dark because I needed some grape and currant leaves for the pickles I was making (of course), when I stumbled over something soft.  Confused, I looked down and illuminated the lump with my cell phone, only to discover that it was a hedgehog.  I don't think I killed it though.  

Also, someone showed me this version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and I believe it is, as Geoff says, required viewing.  If you haven't seen the original Bonnie Taylor video, watch it first.